Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 28th August 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.90% to close at 241,298.47 from 239,156.09 bringing YTD return to 55.06%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦1,383.52 million to ₦155,825.95 billion from ₦154,442.43 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦29.90 billion from ₦35.15 billion.
Market breath increased by 254.46% to 1.74x from 0.49x, as 33 stocks advanced, 19 stocks declined, and 95 stocks remained unchanged SEPLAT(10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while TOTAL(-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 239,156.09 | 241,298.47 | 0.90 |
| No. of Deals | 40,323.00 | 38,421.00 | -4.72 |
| Volume Traded | 499,955,950.00 | 605,169,419.00 | 21.04 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 35,147,069,184.81 | 29,872,544,879.14 | -15.01 |
